The Future of Retro Gaming

by Old School Gamer | Jul 22, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

As retro gaming enthusiasts, there is one overarching problem that constantly stands in our way. This is the issue of access. Despite having systems today that are many hundreds or even thousands of times more powerful than the gaming setups we had years ago, poor...

Dragon’s Lair

by Magazine Writer | Jul 21, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Debuting in 1983, Cinematronics‘ Dragon‘s Lair Arcade expanded and redefined our definition of video games away from just crudely drawn flickering blocks, with the advent of fresh, detailed, cinema-style animation. Leaving the squared bits of quarter-munchers behind,...

Hidden Gems: Blue’s Journey

by Magazine Writer | Jul 19, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Back in the day as a gamer, you where the coolest kid on the block if you owned an SNK Neo-Geo AES (Advanced Entertainment System) home system. Since the AES was essentially the “home version” of SNK‘s arcade hardware, the MVS (Multi Video System), and...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Greg Bond

by Todd Friedman | Jul 18, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Greg Bond, who currently is displayed on card number 190, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. You can see Greg in the documentary, The King of Kong. Greg was around for most of the movie footage when the Donkey Kong...

Phantasm

by Magazine Writer | Jul 17, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Phantasm For the Atari 2600 Original Gameplay and Programming – David Weavil Additional Programming – Fred Quimby (BATARI BASIC Phantasm Title Music – Fred Quimby (BATARI BASIC Produced by – Scott Dayton (NEO GAMES Label Artwork Provided by...

Spike: Alive and Well in the Land of Vectors

by Magazine Writer | Jul 15, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

It‘s pretty obvious that the Vectrex is different. It‘s the only games console that‘s ever used vector scan graphics. While competing consoles used raster drawn pixels for the imaging, vector scanned graphics are sharp lines drawn dot to dot, making Vectrex games very...